Key Insights: The Connected Consumer

As the digital industry continues to influence the behaviors and habits of the consumer, CEW curated a digital conference featuring experts from top companies including, L’Oréal USA, The Estée Lauder Companies, NYX Cosmetics, BCG, Google, Pinterest and Facebook/Instagram.

Here, a summary of the key insights.

Poshly: Consumer Beauty Hacks

Poshly surveyed more than 700 women who responded to the question, “What is your favorite beauty trick, beauty hack or DIY solution?” Here, an analysis of the top results.

CEW Launches First Online Guide for Consumers

CEW’s Insiders’ Choice Digital Guide, an online magazine geared towards consumers, features this year’s Beauty Awards Winners and Finalists, as well as trends by beauty and lifestyle experts.

Beauty Voyager: London Calling

London is on everyone’s radar right now, Hello 2012 Summer Olympics! And at the city’s most influential beauty destinations—from Selfridges department store to Space NK to tastemaker boutique Lost in Beauty—customers are looking for products with real results, particularly in the skin care category. Here are what retailers said are driving sales now.

What’s Selling at Saks?

As much as beauty brands, makeup artists, designers and press aim to predict what the major trends will be each season, ultimately there’s one deciding voice that speaks louder than the rest: the consumer’s. Here, Saks Fifth Avenue’s Deborah Walters, who oversees the store’s beauty, skin care and fragrance departments, explains which trends are most resonant at the moment.